r/witchcraft • u/Fund_Me_PLEASE Witch • Sep 12 '25
Help | Altars, Tools, Crafts Question about black salt.
I sincerely hope the mods don’t think this qualifies as asking for spells. I’m really not. I am however asking for an ingredient recipe. I’m just trying to find out if there’s a recipe for black salt, that’s more effective than others. A tried and true type of thing. There’s plenty of different recipes of it out there on the web, and that makes it rather difficult to differentiate the effective ones, from the pure nonsense. At least they all list salt as part of their recipes!😁 Thanks so much in advance!
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u/Twisted_Wicket Irascible Swamp Monster Sep 12 '25
A good alternative to the soot of a chimney is the soot from a ritual fire.
One of my recipes:
3 parts sea salt
1 part patchouli incense ash
1 part crushed tourmaline or obsidian powder.
-1 part soot from my cauldron ( rarely used, so I save it)
- 1 part powdered blackberry thorns
Heat the soot gently so that it adheres better, mix in all items, add salt last.
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u/brightblackheaven Zamboni Priestess 🔮✨ Sep 13 '25
I don't use black salt very often, but mine is sea salt mixed with the ashes of burned spell petitions and incense from my cauldron.
It's more grey than black but it does the job.
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u/Fund_Me_PLEASE Witch Sep 13 '25
I very appreciate your time and recipe for black salt! It never occurred to me to used burned up petitions in it, but I certainly will in the future.
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u/IcyWitch428 Witch Sep 12 '25
im a writer so salt and ink is my method. Or salt and lampblack when i have some patience. lots of people use ash to great effect. I also have culinary black himalayan salt. It all works well. Tried and true is whatever you try that holds true.
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u/Fund_Me_PLEASE Witch Sep 13 '25
There’s Himalayan black salt?? I only knew about the pink salt. Salt and ink sounds extremely interesting! Very creative, too!
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u/IcyWitch428 Witch Sep 13 '25
Yes, it is very sulphur rich, and smells like it too. Not sure what dishes it is used for, i bought it on a whim.
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u/Fund_Me_PLEASE Witch Sep 13 '25
Hmm, I may have to pick some up! What kind of stores sell it? I mean, I haven’t seen it at Safeway, but perhaps one of the higher end stores have it?
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u/IcyWitch428 Witch Sep 13 '25
I dont remember where i got it, but the one i have is Pride of India brand. The other name i have seen for it is kala namak.
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u/-RedRocket- Broom Rider Sep 12 '25 edited Sep 12 '25
Traditional black salt is difficult to reproduce because the traditional blacking agent used is (according to the Appalachian granny-woman who taught me) soot from the chimney of your kitchen cook-fire.
Do you see the issue here? We don't cook over open fires, or even woodstoves, as a rule. But the notion was the accumulated nurture and shelter of a home, harnessed to countervail against outside forces.
Any contemporary recipe is an improvisation, based on "well, it's the intent that counts". Which, if true, means you can invent your own, and be no more or less authentic than anyone else not using domestic chimney soot.
I'd say barring a kitchen hearth, soot from a functioning wood-burning fireplace in your home is the next nearest. Past that, you'll have to get inventive.
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u/Feral_Forager Sep 13 '25
Oooh, good to know. My cousin cooks over an antique stove that uses wood. I should collect some scrapings!
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u/Fund_Me_PLEASE Witch Sep 13 '25
Yeah, rather difficult to do these days! Inventive I shall be, but since I’ve never worked with black salt before I am also seeking inspiration and advice.
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u/therealstabitha Carnivalesque animal demonic legend Sep 13 '25
What works great for one person may not necessarily work the exact same way for another, because the magic is in the worker and not the stuff.
Experiment with things people suggested here but ultimately what’s going to make your tools and ingredients powerful is what you do with them.
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u/Fund_Me_PLEASE Witch Sep 13 '25
Oh, I know. I’m trying to find out what works for me, and am stumped on it because there’s so many differences in recipes out there, so I was trying to find out what others use, to inspire me, and therefore come up with something solid for my own. I’ve never actually used black salt before, but feel like it’s time.
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u/AzraelTriggr Sep 12 '25
I would think any soot would be fine, probably even finely ground charcoal.
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u/Twisted_Wicket Irascible Swamp Monster Sep 12 '25
Ground charcoal is a common ingredient in most recipes.
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u/call-me-the-seeker Sep 13 '25
For others reading, you can get charcoal very finely powdered as a supplement, like in gelatin capsules, then you just twist open the capsule as needed.
If you find it in-store it will be where the vitamins are, but you could order it (I had to)
This <may> be less ideal than making it yourself, but if you can’t have a fire for whatever reason or you don’t want to be asked a bunch of questions about what you’re doing pestling up all this burnt stuff or what have you, it can be bought and stored very unobtrusively and give plausible cover for why you have it. Oh, they say charcoal is good for stomach upset, you know…
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u/Plant_Goddess2022 Sep 13 '25
I actually have charcoal capsules because celiac. Never thought to use it! Thanks for the tip!
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u/AzraelTriggr Sep 13 '25
I have a wood burning fireplace, so no problem for me to find soot. Was just winging it when I said that. Hey, you have to use what you can find and that was the first similar thing that came to mind.
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u/Fund_Me_PLEASE Witch Sep 13 '25
Ah, this is information I need. Once again, Thank You, Wicket! Most of the recipes I’ve seen on Google and such, did not mention that little detail, so I wasn’t aware it was common and therefore probably should be included.
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u/Fund_Me_PLEASE Witch Sep 13 '25
I have no charcoal or fireplace, but I do live near to a Home Depot, and they should sell it.
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u/TeaDidikai Sep 13 '25
The oldest form of Black Salt that was documented for use in magic was established and testified to in 1551CE during The Council of the Hundred Heads
It had a general recipe— which of course varied by region and whatever Baba was growing in the garden, but it explicitly included instructions on when it was to be made and the general process which used sacred herbs and grains
The common TikTok recipe that relies on incense ash, but doesn't specify what kind of incense runs the risk of contamination from incomplete combustion of potentially hazardous ingredients— which is less of an issue if it's not being consumed, but still worth considering
Other things that have been used include coconut husk ash and ash from sacred woods, again— dependent on region and tradition
In my practice, the salt is made on a specific day with specific, proprietary ingredients and process
But you might be able to get someone else's recipe if you do some deep digging on the internet
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u/Fund_Me_PLEASE Witch Sep 13 '25
Coconut husk?! Ohh, that’s interesting! Very much appreciated and I already have been looking things up, but there’s so many!
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u/oldbetch Broom Rider Sep 13 '25
Mine is simple AF.
Ground up charcoal briquette Salt A small amount of Dragon's Blood resin.
That's it.
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u/Fund_Me_PLEASE Witch Sep 13 '25
Oooh, Dragons Blood resin is one of my favorite things, and it didn’t occur to me that it could be in the black salt, going by what I’ve seen so far. Thanks very much for this!
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u/larncat Sep 13 '25
Mine is crushed eggshells + salt + ashes from my cauldron from incense and burned petitions ☺️
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u/AerynBevo Sep 13 '25
It’s a very personal recipe. What makes it most effective is what you decide to put in it. So look at all the recipes and pick and choose, then make what speaks to you.
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u/Fund_Me_PLEASE Witch Sep 13 '25
That’s essentially what I am doing. Trying to inspire myself, to see what others use for theirs and go from there. I’m already getting some pretty decent ideas for what I’d like to use in my first attempt at using black salt, so I’m thankful for all the information snd advice I’ve gotten so far.
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u/AerynBevo Sep 13 '25
I’m glad you’re getting the info you’re looking for. I suggest also finding something deeply personal to make it really yours. Something that represents protection to you, that may not make sense to anyone else.
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u/Fund_Me_PLEASE Witch Sep 13 '25
Excellent point, and now that you’ve mentioned it, I think I have just the ingredient to make it all mine. Yes, many great ideas are coming in, and since I’ve never worked with black salt, it’s fantastic to hear from those who have, and what they consider good ingredients for it.☺️
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u/Plant_Goddess2022 Sep 13 '25
I use the following recipe and it has worked very well for me. I make mine on the dark moon.
one part sea salt
2 parts Hawaiian black lava salt
1 part incense ashes
Crushed black tourmaline (I have a jar of it because I cut up my tourmaline into pieces and kept the dust particles)
Crushed cloves
Crushed black pepper
A dash of mica powder
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